CBEST : The Best Test Preparation for the California Basic Educational Skills Test

by ANDIS M. F.

• ISBN13: 9780878914098
• ISBN10: 0878914099
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Research & Education Assn

Table of Contents

Study Schedule	viii
Introduction	3	(12)
About Research & Education Association	3	(1)
How to Prepare for and Do Your Best on the CBEST	4	(1)
About REA's Test Experts	5	(1)
About the California Basic Educational Skills Test	6	(3)
About REA's Diagnostic Test	9	(1)
About REA's Review Sections	10	(1)
Scoring the Exam	11	(2)
CBEST Test-Taking Strategies	13	(2)
Diagnostic Test -- The First of Three Full-Length Practice Tests	15	(2)
Section 1 Reading	17	(19)
Answer Key	27	(1)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	28	(8)
Section 2 Mathematics	36	(19)
Answer Key	43	(1)
Scoring the Mathematics Section	44	(1)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	45	(10)
Section 3 Essay	55	(102)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	57	(10)
Reading Skills Review	67	(16)
Overview	67	(5)
Key Strategies for Answering the Reading Skills Questions	72	(2)
Short Passage Sample	74	(2)
Longer Passage Sample	76	(7)
Mathematics Review	83	(50)
Overview	83	(3)
Arithmetic	86	(17)
Algebra	103	(7)
Measurement and Geometry	110	(10)
Key Strategies for Answering the Mathematics Questions	120	(3)
Arithmetic Practice Problems	123	(2)
Answers	125	(1)
Algebra Practice Problems	126	(2)
Answers	128	(1)
Measurement and Geometry Practice Problems	128	(3)
Answers	131	(2)
Writing Review	133	(22)
Overview	133	(6)
Key Strategies for Answering the Essay Questions	139	(5)
Essay Scoring	144	(11)
Practice Test 1 - The Second of Three Full-Length Practice Tests	155	(2)
Section 1 Reading	157	(18)
Answer Key	167	(1)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	168	(7)
Section 2 Mathematics	175	(21)
Answer Key	182	(1)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	183	(13)
Section 3 Writing	196	(13)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	197	(10)
Practice Test 2 -- The Third of Three Full-Length Practice Tests	207	(2)
Section 1 Reading	209	(19)
Answer Key	218	(1)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	219	(9)
Section 2 Mathematics	228	(17)
Answer Key	235	(1)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	236	(9)
Section 3 Writing	245	(10)
Detailed Explanations of Answers	246	(9)
Acknowledgments	255